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It finally happened

Sunday, 12 January 2020, 10:50 Last update: about 8 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

It finally happened. We’re slightly mad. Actually, we’re not just slightly mad, we’re really mad. At Muscat who has hijacked our politics. Maltese society has abandoned all...

New broom dilemma

Sunday, 12 January 2020, 10:10 Last update: about 8 years ago Charles Flores

As the old cliché goes, a new broom sweeps clean and from early this very morning many people will be following proceedings in earnest as either Chris Fearne or Robert Abela – both of...

Dumbing and dumping Malta

Sunday, 12 January 2020, 09:10 Last update: about 8 years ago Victor Calleja

I have always loved our country with its warts, pettiness and ironies. I learnt quite early how small and petty-minded we are. I am, after all, part of its fabric so I loved my, and our own,...

The Maltese Vatican connection

Sunday, 12 January 2020, 08:09 Last update: about 8 years ago Noel Grima

Over the Christmas holidays many readers must have watched the film The Two Popes and, like me, enjoyed it. There were many enjoyable scenes in it, from the two Popes doing the tango to them...

Diplomatic Malta

Saturday, 11 January 2020, 09:06 Last update: about 8 years ago Rachel Borg

Except for Joseph Muscat and family, who may still have a weekend break ahead, we can expect that most families have returned from their holidays over Christmas or New Year and are back home, children...

Restoring our national heritage

Friday, 10 January 2020, 09:40 Last update: about 8 years ago Owen Bonnici

Various entities under the Ministry for Justice, Culture and Local Government have been for the past years conserving and restoring our national cultural heritage, focusing on the protection and care...

Qualities

Thursday, 9 January 2020, 09:06 Last update: about 8 years ago Alfred Sant

The top qualities to expect from the new Labour leader in action will be transparency, accountability and prudence. Matters that derive from the public interest cannot be run as if they related to...

Labour’s power bloc

Thursday, 9 January 2020, 08:20 Last update: about 8 years ago Michael Briguglio

When one aspires for political change, one must understand the political context in question.  In this article I aim to highlight some components which - to date - have made up Labour’s...

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